Questionnaire for seminary project

[DLJ]

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I am a Roman Catholic seminarian who will be ordained to the priesthood in May.

Yeah, don't do that.  But just because you are planning to join a criminal organisation doesn't mean I will treat you as a criminal.

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If you could begin by telling me about yourself (age, gender, occupation, married/single/divorced, etc.)
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54, male, consultant/lecturer, conformed bachelor.

... and then answer the following questions:

1. How would you define God?
Easy one.  


2. Can a person know God? (How?)
Yes.  If god is within, then self-analysis.

3. Who was/is Jesus Christ?
Kant had it right.  He is a prototype.  Probably a portmanteau myth.

4. What is the biggest problem, in your opinion, facing humankind today?
Humankind.

5. What is (how do you define) sin?
I have heard some, e.g. Jordan Peterson, define it by its etymological roots as "missing the mark" in the sense of archery.  Others define it as disappointing/disobeying the gods (or goddesses).  The former has mundane connotations, the latter divine connotations, regarding ethics.  To each their own.

6. How do you feel about the church (and/or Christianity) and why do you feel this way?
Given that these terms hold a spectrum of meanings, I'd need clearer definitions/characteristics before feeling anything.
Overall, the institutions and the memes from which they derive have largely been domesticated so they not as harmful as the used to be.

7. How would you define the concept of salvation?
No one has ever sufficiently articulated to me what that concept means.

8. Do you think that there is only one way to reach God? (Elaborate)
By my definition of god as ego, this is meaningless question.

9. What happens after we die?
There's usually a ceremony and some people cry.

10. How would you define a Christian?
A victim.

11. Which is more important to you, knowing God or loving God? Can they be separated?
Premise not accepted.

12. How does a person get to heaven?
Premise not accepted.
Although there is a stairway (cue music).

13. What is your philosophy of life?
     The PURPOSE of life … to pass on our DNA … from Darwin.
     The MEANING of life … the experience of living … from Frank Herbert
     The VALUE of life … the legacy we leave behind … from observation
FITNESS … agility and equilibrium … the dance of the MIND and of the FLESH

14. What do you think is common to world religions? How do they differ?
They are equally unrelated to reality. Some are more damaging than others.

Thank you for your help in this regard. Have a great day!

Thanks. You too.